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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      18,987</td>
<td class="r data">      12,769</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">      16,507</td>
<td class="r data">      11,429</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,480</td>
<td class="r data">       1,340</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      19,826</td>
<td class="r data">      13,736</td>
<td class="r data">    69.3</td>
<td class="r data">      17,303</td>
<td class="r data">      12,262</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,523</td>
<td class="r data">       1,474</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      22,177</td>
<td class="r data">      14,959</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,475</td>
<td class="r data">      13,470</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,702</td>
<td class="r data">       1,489</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      28,357</td>
<td class="r data">      18,941</td>
<td class="r data">    66.8</td>
<td class="r data">      25,084</td>
<td class="r data">      17,138</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,273</td>
<td class="r data">       1,803</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      27,586</td>
<td class="r data">      18,482</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">      24,690</td>
<td class="r data">      16,900</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,896</td>
<td class="r data">       1,582</td>
<td class="r data">    54.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      25,614</td>
<td class="r data">      16,853</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">      22,958</td>
<td class="r data">      15,414</td>
<td class="r data">    67.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,656</td>
<td class="r data">       1,439</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      25,764</td>
<td class="r data">      16,639</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">      23,226</td>
<td class="r data">      15,335</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,538</td>
<td class="r data">       1,304</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      25,926</td>
<td class="r data">      16,609</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">      23,413</td>
<td class="r data">      15,363</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,513</td>
<td class="r data">       1,246</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      26,521</td>
<td class="r data">      16,569</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">      24,100</td>
<td class="r data">      15,394</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,421</td>
<td class="r data">       1,175</td>
<td class="r data">    48.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      25,856</td>
<td class="r data">      16,194</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
<td class="r data">      23,602</td>
<td class="r data">      15,047</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,254</td>
<td class="r data">       1,147</td>
<td class="r data">    50.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      18,833</td>
<td class="r data">      12,686</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">      16,395</td>
<td class="r data">      11,362</td>
<td class="r data">    69.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,438</td>
<td class="r data">       1,324</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      19,672</td>
<td class="r data">      13,672</td>
<td class="r data">    69.5</td>
<td class="r data">      17,193</td>
<td class="r data">      12,206</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,479</td>
<td class="r data">       1,466</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      21,988</td>
<td class="r data">      14,852</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,335</td>
<td class="r data">      13,375</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,653</td>
<td class="r data">       1,477</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      28,106</td>
<td class="r data">      18,810</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">      24,897</td>
<td class="r data">      17,017</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,209</td>
<td class="r data">       1,793</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      27,095</td>
<td class="r data">      18,075</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">      24,232</td>
<td class="r data">      16,505</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,863</td>
<td class="r data">       1,570</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      25,092</td>
<td class="r data">      16,421</td>
<td class="r data">    65.4</td>
<td class="r data">      22,475</td>
<td class="r data">      14,991</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,617</td>
<td class="r data">       1,430</td>
<td class="r data">    54.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      25,235</td>
<td class="r data">      16,197</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">      22,735</td>
<td class="r data">      14,903</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,500</td>
<td class="r data">       1,294</td>
<td class="r data">    51.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      25,338</td>
<td class="r data">      16,127</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
<td class="r data">      22,882</td>
<td class="r data">      14,897</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,456</td>
<td class="r data">       1,230</td>
<td class="r data">    50.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      26,017</td>
<td class="r data">      16,137</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,640</td>
<td class="r data">      14,971</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,377</td>
<td class="r data">       1,166</td>
<td class="r data">    49.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      25,360</td>
<td class="r data">      15,757</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">      23,130</td>
<td class="r data">      14,619</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,230</td>
<td class="r data">       1,138</td>
<td class="r data">    51.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    38.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">    46.3</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">    53.8</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">         128</td>
<td class="r data">    74.4</td>
<td class="r data">         161</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    73.4</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         171</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">    78.4</td>
<td class="r data">         159</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">    81.8</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         173</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">    82.8</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">    83.3</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    13.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">    81.8</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">    83.7</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    38.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    36.1</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         140</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">         279</td>
<td class="r data">    87.5</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">    91.6</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    31.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         368</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">    86.7</td>
<td class="r data">         342</td>
<td class="r data">         311</td>
<td class="r data">    90.9</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         358</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">    86.0</td>
<td class="r data">         332</td>
<td class="r data">         302</td>
<td class="r data">    91.0</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    23.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         415</td>
<td class="r data">         353</td>
<td class="r data">    85.1</td>
<td class="r data">         386</td>
<td class="r data">         346</td>
<td class="r data">    89.6</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         368</td>
<td class="r data">         334</td>
<td class="r data">    90.8</td>
<td class="r data">         346</td>
<td class="r data">         328</td>
<td class="r data">    94.8</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">         325</td>
<td class="r data">    90.5</td>
<td class="r data">         343</td>
<td class="r data">         320</td>
<td class="r data">    93.3</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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